Automation Technologies 3/2014

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES Components under the aspect of functional safety Thomas Möller Certified products with the Test sign for “functional safety” warrant safety and reliability in the machinery industry and thus a clear competitive benefit. The US certification company Underwriters Laboratories now sets accents on the North-American market as well, awarding its Functional Safety Listed test sign in Germany for the first time — to a Siemens frequency converter.